Pamplemousse

Get the **** in there

Agree with that lineup. Fresh Austin v Cahill should be interesting with 25 minutes remaining... Defence will be interesting, embarrassing for a Premier League club that those are the options available to us. It’s a case of whether we will be able to score more goals than they can. If we’re mirroring 2005, another 4-3 thriller coming up???

Quiz question - when was the last time Mike Dean refereed at SMS and didn’t give a penalty? Off the top of my head I can recall Brighton earlier this year, Spurs (Harry Kane ballooned it), Hull in the last minute which we missed...

Austin

Yup, no reason why this couldn't have been played at say the Emirates or London Stadium. Man Utd v Tottenham at Villa Park. Easy.

The fact Chelsea haven't sold out either really shows that the FA have messed up big time.

There have been rumours linking Reed to other positions so he might go of her a own accord. Wilson’s position really should untenable, the recruitment has been a disaster since he arrived.

The greedy FA increasing the prices has probably put some off as well. I’m sure if we win tomorrow there will be a surge in demand.

If possible, I'd try and contact the club. Because you don't have a purchase history, it might be difficult getting tickets the conventional way, but I seem to recall other American fans on here contacting the club and getting help in obtaining tickets. And I'm sure if you do have any issues, fans on here can help you get tickets should it come to that.

No no no no, he's a failed manager apparently, really poor, he'll never achieve anything with us... He would be the obvious choice but I think, sadly, that ship has sailed. A bit like people wanting Strachan back a decade ago, I don't think it will ever happen.

Yes, I'm sure we'll miss Tadic, with his three goals and three assists this season, how will we cope with his absence...

Targett played really well when he was in the team at Tottenham away. I'd rather he was in the team than Bertrand tbh.

I don't think too many will miss him really.

Anyone know how many we’ve sold so far?

Lyon haven't reached the Champions League semi-final since Puel left either. ;) See, I can spin things too.

Probably West Brom, they have Chinese owners. So do we though, so you never know. He doesn't really fit the type of manager we tend to go for though, unless Gao has decided to have a more hands on role and there is a change in strategy.

I so hope they bottle this

Why on earth would you go all that way to Wembley, which really is a fabulous arena, and leave before half time? I've never understood that mentality at all.

Our record at home against the top sides hasn't been that bad - Unlucky 1-0 defeat against Man Utd, 1-1 draw against Spurs and Arsenal, only Liverpool have dominated us. It'll either be a draw or another unlucky defeat. Need to win though really.

Let's hope that means we will be taking the full allocation in both matches.

Palace will be fine, Huddersfield are our main rivals IMO. I still think we'll just about finish above them, but we need to beat Bournemouth and Swansea at the very least. A bonus win at the weekend would ease the pressure.

We'll always be bigger than them, whether they like it or not.

I'm liking this agression. It's what you need in a relegation battle. Now if someone can knock out that **** Wilshere and get a suspension it'd be fine by me.

Hello Arsenal down to ten too!

Stephens sent off. Might be good news, he's a liability.